Kilian Room, 500 Hall of Languages
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Syracuse University Press welcomes acclaimed author Ibtisam Azem, writer of The Book of Disappearance (longlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize), and her translator Sinan Antoon.

This event features a bilingual reading from the original Arabic novel and its English translation, followed by a conversation with the author and translator on writing, translating, and the reconstruction of narratives across languages, and historical and political borders, concluding with a Q&A session engaging students, scholars, and community members.

Part of the Syracuse Symposium series.